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MotUC Lord Dactys figure discussion

We are almost complete with the core Royal Family. All we need now is Marlena and that would be complete. The next subgroup I'm looking forward to is the Eternian Council.

Well, I would like to get the Eternian council sooner rather than later, so let me start with Lord Dactys - would you want him to be included in MotUC, would you buy him, and if yes to both questions, when do you want him to be released? 2011? 2016? Somewhere in between?

This guy is gona make a pretty awesome toy, but I'm lamenting the fact that he's a royal figure. Not that it matters much - I mean I could use him however I like. One way or another I have a feeling he'll be visually striking.

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Lord Dactys would be amazing and i can see the Draego-Man wings for him. Maybe they will use the furry buck for him?

His feet are tricky but hasnīt Batros gotten his FILMATION feet maybe the could use those again?

I think Lord Dactys will be released soon, precisely because Mattel will want to reuse the expensive Draego-Man wings tools as much as possible and Lord Dactys is the likeliest candidate for that reuse after Granamyr.

Sorry but that's not an option (for me).
Ceratus has spikes on his body. Whiplash once had those too until they were forcefuly removed when he was banished.
Furthermore the 4HM would do a lot to differentiate Ceratus from his brother. So I don't see it as a waste of a slot AT ALL.

Agreed. Why is it when fans hear of a "like" character being made, their minds automatically go into "lazy b" custom mode? No one ever said "Just take Battle Cat's armor off- we don't need Cringer" or "Just paint a He-Man blue yourself- don't waste a slot!". For Ceratus, why not imagine a perfect 8" Classicized version with a new armor, shorts, feet, spikes, and tail? We're gonna have to move this conversation to the Ceratus thread soon.

Speaking of 8" Ceratus, any word that Dactys is taller due to his segmented legs? He's gotta be hopefully...

Originally Posted by Canada-Man

It would kind of bother me to have a Calligar that didn't look like whiplash ....you have ceratus who has higher detail and then there's whiplash who is a classicized version...doesn't mesh well in my mind.

I do feel you on this one. But it is what it is. Ceratus is "MYP hype" and Whiplash is classical. I'm sure a lot of people would do as aforementioned and put Whip's widely unused 200X head on a spare Ceratus body to make them match more.

Originally Posted by JonWes

I don't understand why anyone things he's more detailed than, say, MOTUC Modulok or Two-Bad. Or any other number of figures. His armor design has a more modern look, yes, but that's the source material. I think people are confusing detail and style. Would a vintage Dactus be styled differently? Sure! But he wasn't designed back then. The level of detail is totally in line with MOTUC. Not MOTU. There's a difference.

He seems more "detailed" due to his multi-layered armor, segmented legs, and all the portrusions and other bits coming off him. Having all these parts come out with the quality we've come to expect must be no easy task for the design department, or be too cheap in the tooling mechanics department. Mantenna is a good comparison, but tooling cost are of lesser concern for him, he being a vintage character that everyone is required to love.

Agreed. Why is it when fans hear of a "like" character being made, their minds automatically go into "lazy b" custom mode? No one ever said "Just take Battle Cat's armor off- we don't need Cringer" or "Just paint a He-Man blue yourself- don't waste a slot!". For Ceratus, why not imagine a perfect 8" Classicized version with a new armor, shorts, feet, spikes, and tail? We're gonna have to move this conversation to the Ceratus thread soon.

Speaking of 8" Ceratus, any word that Dactys is taller due to his segmented legs? He's gotta be hopefully...

It's nice to see there are people who want an official Ceratus figure aswell
And yes, Dactys' increased height was mentioned by Toyguru in Dan's walklthrough

Originally Posted by Stratos*Major

I think...

Its a matter of him not looking "organic" to people. He is simply to angular and it is anime in style.

But...I think he looks great since he IS a palace gargoyle that has come to life because Orko cast a jacked up spell...the angular look works because he is stone and not a bat!

Gargoyle, baby....gargoyle!

His design definately screams gargoyle. Still mine won't turn to stone.
He didn't in MYP either

Last edited by Dragonblaster; July 22, 2013 at 12:05am.

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